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UFo Race Championship
06-06-2011, 09:53 AM
UFo Race Championship Zooms into PPMS and Elkins!

(Mars, PA) – The UFo Race Championship continues its march through 2011 with two upcoming well-established events. The “PENNational” at Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway on Saturday June 11 will pay $4,000 total to win and the “Chuck Gear Trophy” at Elkins Raceway on Friday, June 17 will pay $3,000 to win.


The UFo Super Late Models will make their 1st 2011 appearance at Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway on Saturday , June 11 for the “PENNational”. The UFo Super Late Models will race in twin 28-lap features for $4,000 total to win and $350 total for 24th. Non-qualifiers will be paid $150. The twin feature format always provides spectacular racing on the wide ½ mile and distributes the winnings more evenly among race teams. John Flinner of Zelienople PA and Mike Johnson of Imperial, PA spilt the wins in the 2010 version.


The UFo “PENNational” will also be Colussy Chevrolet Night, where fans can see the newest Chevrolet models form the Bridgeville dealer. The FASTRAK Pro-Lates will pay $550, E-mods $450 and Cadets $350. The Hobby & Young Guns will also be on the schedule. The raindate for the UFo "PENNational" will be Sunday, June 12.


The payoff for the UFo Super Late Models at the “PENNational” at PPMS is (each race pays ½): 1st-$4,000 2nd-$2,000 3rd-$1,400 4th-$1,000 5th-$800 6th-$700 7th-$600 8th-$550 9th-$525 10th-$500 11th-$475 12th-$450 13th-$440 14th-$425 15th-$400 16th-$390 17th-$375 18th-$375 19th-$375 20th-$375 21st-$350 22nd-$350 23rd-$350 24th-$350 $150 paid to all cars that DNQ that make 1 lap on the track under their own power. UFo Race Championship events have NO car entry fee and NO driver membership fees.


Gates open at 5:00 with warm-ups at 6:00 and racing at 7:00 PM. Grandstand admission is $20 seniors $19, junior 13-16 $10, child 7-12 $5. Pit admission is $35.

UFo will return to the new Elkins Raceway on Friday, June 17 for the “Chuck Gear Championship.” The 41-lap UFo Super Late Model feature will pay $3,000 to the winner and $300 to start plus $150 to non-qualifiers. The 1st spectacular fireworks display in the region will also take place at intermission.

Elkins Raceway was the site of 1 UFo landing in 2009, which generated one of the best races in the history of the tour. After 9 amazing lead changes, Gary Dalton of Morgantown WV was the winner of the UFo “Armstrong Classic” at Elkins over Matt Lux of Franklin, PA and Billy Holbert of Fairmont, WV. The new management team has already established Elkins as the premier Friday night track in the state in 2011.

The FASTRAK Pro-Lates, AMRA E-mods, Street Stocks, Hornets and junior-age Mini-Wedges will also be in competition at the UFo “Chuck Gear Trophy.” Gates will open at 5:00 PM with warm-ups at 7:30 and racing at 8:00 PM

The payoff for the UFo Super Late Models for the “Chuck Gear Trophy” 41-lap feature at Elkins will be: 1st-$3,000 2nd-$1,400 3rd-$1,000 4th-$800 5th-$700 6th-$600 7th-$550 8th-$500 9th-$475 10th-$450 11th-$425 12th-$400 13th-$390 14th-$375 15th-$350 16th-$340 17th-$325 18th-$325 19th-$325 20th-$325 21st-$300 22nd-$300 23rd-$300 24th-$300 $150 paid to all cars that DNQ that make 1 lap on the track under their own power. UFo Race Championship events have NO car entry fee and NO driver membership fees.

Devin Friese of Chambersburg, PA has taken control of the UFo points race after the event at Tyler County last weekend. Jared Hawkins of Farimont, WV trails by only 5.5 points. Keith Barbara of South Park, PA holds 3rd, 8 points behind Hawkins. Jared Miley of South Park is in 4th with defending champion Chad McClellan of Stoystown, PA in 5th. Quintin Wyandt of Hooversville, PA, Matt Dobnak of West Mifflin, PA, Danny Mitchell of Clarksburg PA, Jacob Hawkins of Fairmont, WV and Bob Gordon of Keyser, WV round out the top 10.

The UFo Race Championship is an event marketing alliance among independent supertracks in the PA-WV-MD region. Participating speedways presents their own championship Super Late Model events under the UFo banner throughout the season using common tech and procedure rules with a year-end, group funded, point bonus for the top finishing drivers on the tour. Eligible tracks are within the 3 hour travel distance of the central point of Washington, PA.

UFo is proudly supported by its major sponsors. American Racer is based out of Indiana, PA. Lias Tire, located at 488 North 5th Street in Indiana, PA, is the regional distributor for American Racer. More information on American Racer and Lias Tire may be found at http://www.americanraceronline.com, http://www.liastireonline.com or by calling 800-638-7028.

Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic is headquartered at 2931 Industrial Park Drive in Finksburg, MD with satellite distribution centers at 1076 South Main Street in Roaring Springs, PA and at Precise Racing Products located at located at 110 S Pike Road #207 in Sarver, PA. Information on Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic may be found at http://www.hoosiermidatlantic.com. Precise Racing Products website is http://www.preciseracing.com. HTMA and Precise Racing can be reached at 800-651-5164.

Townsend Gas and Oil is a regional distribution center for VP Racing Fuels and is located at 1740 Old US 119 at Homer City, PA. More information may be found by calling by calling 800-779-5241 or at http://www.townsendgasoil.com. Race-1 located at Race-1 is located at 299 East Western Reserve Road in Poland, OH. Phone contact is 330-540-7223 and the official website is http://www.race-1.com.

ASI Racewear is the official provider of UFo race apparel and carries merchandise of many top Super Late Model drivers. Information on ASI may be found at http://www.asiwear.com. Rocket Chassis will reward the 2011 UFo Race Champion with a $1,000 chassis credit. Their website is http://www.rocketchassis.com. JNJ Motorsports Media provides quality public relations services including website design and maintenance for race teams and other motorsports businesses. Their website is http://www.jnjmotorsportsmedial.com


Complete information on the UFo Race Championship may be found at http://www.uforacechampionship.com. Facebook members can keep up to date with the tour by going to http://www.facebook.com/uforacechampionship and clicking the “LIKE” button.

Dog Hollow Speedway is located east of Indiana, PA off US 422 on PA 403 at Strongstown. The track phone is 814-948-6812 and promoter phone is 814-948-4252. The track website is http://www.dog-hollow.net. Hesston Speedway is located off of SR 26 south of Huntingdon, PA at Hesston PA at the Race Track Road turnoff. The track website is http://www.hesstonspeedway.com with track phone 814-658-2823. Mercer Raceway Park is located just north of Mercer, PA off US 19 on Fairground Road. The track website is http://www.mercerracewaypark.com, race day and office phone is 724-662-1310.

Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway is located just west of Pittsburgh off US 22 at Imperial, PA off the Noblestown exit. The track website is http://www.ppms.com, office phone 412-279-7223 and race day phone 724-695-3363 or 724-695-0393. Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex is located east of Farmington, PA off US 40. Website information may be obtained at http://www.roaringknob.com, with race day phone 724-329-0306. The Rock Speedway is located at south of Cumberland, MD off US 220 at the Allegany County Fairgrounds. Track website is http://www.therockspeedway.com and office phone for Oval Track Promotions of 410-857-3821 for both tracks.

Thunder Valley Raceway is located off PA 160 and US 30 at Central City, PA on Shade Church Road. The track website is http://www..thundervalleyraceway.com, race day phone 814-754-8090 and office phone 301-733-3688. Tyler County Speedway is located south of Middlebourne, WV on SR 18 at the Tyler County Fairgrounds. Tyler County Speedway is located south of Middlebourne, WV on SR 18 at the Tyler County Fairgrounds. The track website is http://www.tylercountyspeedwayonline.com. with race day phone 304-758-2660 and phones for Circle Track Management Group of 304-904-0021 and 304-483-2536.

UFo Race Championship
06-06-2011, 09:54 AM
2011 Average Car Count = 40.5
2011 Highest Car Count = 45

2011 Schedule
Dates Subject to adjustment.
RACEceivers required at Tyler County, Roaring Knob. PPMS, Hesston, Mercer, Elkins and Dog Hollow.
Transponders required at PPMS & Mercer. Rentals available.
*$2,000 to win races are non-point preliminary events run under UFo rules

Saturday, March 26 / Mercer Raceway Park / Chiller Thriller / 41 laps / $3,000 cancelled by weather
Saturday, April 9 / Tyler County Speedway / Topless 51 / 51 laps / $4,000 won by Jared Hawkins
Saturday, May 21 / Thunder Valley Raceway / Shawn McGarvey Showdown / 38 laps / $3,000 won by Jared Hawkins
Sunday, May 29 / Hesston Speedway / Triple TnT / 2-25 laps / $4,000 total won by Jeremy Miller & Ron Delano Jr
Saturday, June 4 / Tyler County Speedway / King of the Bullring / 51 laps / $4,000 won by Zack Dohm
Saturday, June 11 / Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway / PENNational / 2-28 laps / $4,000 total
Friday, June 17 / Elkins Raceway / Chuck Gear Trophy / 41 laps / $3,000
Saturday, July 2 / Tyler County Speedway / Earl Hill ShootOut / 51 laps / $4,000
Sunday, July 3 / Hesston Speedway / Hyper-Thunder by the Lake / 51 laps / $5,000
Saturday, July 9 / Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex / Supernational Road / 41 laps / $3,000
Sunday, July 17 / Dog Hollow Speedway / Connor Bobik Revolution 2011 / 44 laps / $4,000
Saturday, July 23 / Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway / F-2 Shockwave / 2-28 laps / $4,000 total
Saturday, August 6 / Hesston Speedway / Sonny & Peggy Eriksen PA Grand Prix / 2-25 laps / $4,000 total
Saturday, August 20 / Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway / Red Miley Rumble / 44 laps / $4,053
Friday, September 2 / Tyler County Speedway / WV State Championship / TBA laps / $8,000
Saturday, September 3 / off for the Black Diamond at Tyler County Speedway
Saturday, September 10 / Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex / King of the Knob / 51 laps / $5,000
Friday, September 16 / Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway / i-Monster / 33 laps / $2,000*
Saturday, September 17 / Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway / Tri-Star Pittsburgher / 66 laps / $7,000
Friday, September 30 / The Rock Speedway / Waikiki Wave / 31 laps / $2,000*
Saturday, October 1 / The Rock Speedway / Big Kahuna / 44 laps / $5,000
Friday, October 7 / Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex / Night Flight 2 Mars / 36 laps / $2,000*
Saturday, October 8 / Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex / ROAR-2 / 55 laps / $5,000
Saturday, October 22 / Hesston Speedway / Mega-Speed Mach1 / 2-28 laps $4,000 total


2011 UFo Race Championship Point Standings
as of “King of the Bullring” at Tyler County

Car Driver Hometown Points
12 Devin Friese Chambersburg, PA 371
37 Jared Hawkins Fairmont, WV 365.5
17 Keith Barbara South Park, PA 357.5
H1 Jared Miley South Park, PA 352
119 Chad McClellan Stoystown, PA 322.5
118 Quintin Wyandt Hooversville, PA 307
42 Matt Dobnak West Mifflin, PA 280
18D Danny Mitchell Clarksburg, WV 272
20H Jacob Hawkins Fairmont, WV 264
31 Bob Gordon Keyser, WV 242
B1 Paul Wilmoth, Jr. Clarksburg, WV 193
18 Robbie Scott Shinnston, WV 192
17 Zack Dohm Cross Lanes, WV 186
43A Jason Covert York Haven, PA 185.5
1MC Butch McGill West Union, WV 181
6T Tim Dohm Cross Lanes, WV 181
25 Mike Benedum Bristol, WV 181
S1 Steve Wilmoth Clarksburg, WV 180
28C Clate Copeman Greensburg, PA 178
32 Dylan Yoder Selinsgrove, PA 174
21 Matt Lux Franklin, PA 172
28R Harold Redman, Jr. Tyler Mountain, WV 172
03 Doug Eck Corry, PA 170
5* Derek Byler Alexandria, PA 165
18 John Britsky Indiana, PA 158
4 Alex Ferree Saxonburg, PA 154

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